http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=godfreyarth Slap Her Down Again Paw by Arthur Godfrey Transcribed by DWdrummer67. This is an old tune my grandfather used to play for us. It's not played on guitar, but the chord progression sounds correct to me. Have fun with it. Tuning: Standard Come here gol-darned you Take that (slap) and that, (slap) and that, (slap, slap) that's right CH: C (x32010@1) GSlap (320003@1)her down again, paw slap her down again (slap) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Make her tell us more, paw tell us where she's been (slap) C (x32010@1) GWe (320003@1)don't want our neighbors talkin' 'bout our kin G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Slap her down again, paw slap her down again (slap) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GWell (320003@1)paw and ma were so darn sore, they woke me up one night G (320003@1) CThere (x32010@1)was some awful cussin' and ma said paw was right C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GThey (320003@1)was awaitin' sister Bess, who never kept her word G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)sun came up as Bess came in, and this is what I heard CH: C (x32010@1) GQuote (320003@1) Slap her down again, paw slap her down again G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Make her tell us more, paw tell us where she's been C (x32010@1) GWe (320003@1)don't want our neighbors talkin' 'bout our kin G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Slap her down again, paw slap her down again unquote C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GNow (320003@1)poor old Bess got so darn mad, she ran away one day G (320003@1) CTo (x32010@1)meet that travellin' salesman, with city-skickin' ways C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GWe (320003@1)ran and stood beside them though, with shotguns by our sides G (320003@1) CMe (x32010@1)and Deke and paw and ma, who yelled as they came by CH: (sing this chorus line for line as different voices with a drawl) C (x32010@1) GWhy (320003@1)don't you slap her down again, paw slap her down again G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Make her tell us more, paw tell us where she's been C (x32010@1) GWe (320003@1)don't want our neighbors talkin' 'bout our kin G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Slap her down again, paw slap her down again C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GNow (320003@1)ma and paw, they planned for Bess to marry Deacon Brown G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)not that travellin' salesman, who always came around C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GThey (320003@1)made poor Bessie go to church, her face was mighty red G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)deacon took one look at her, and this is what he said CH: C (x32010@1) GOh (320003@1)slap her down again, paw slap her down again G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Make her tell us more, paw tell us where she's been C (x32010@1) GWe (320003@1)don't want our neighbors talkin' 'bout our kin G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Slap her down again, paw slap her down again unquote (Play chorus chords and trickle in the following phrases) Doesido Oh yeah, that's hot stuff ain't it? C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GWell (320003@1)the moral of this story girls, is don't stay out too late G (320003@1) CUnless (x32010@1)you take your shoes off, outside your pappy's gate C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GIf (320003@1)ma don't hear you comin' in, she won't lay down the law C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)you won't have to worry, 'cause she won't sing out to paw CH: C (x32010@1) GSlap (320003@1)her down again, paw slap her down again G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Make her tell us more, paw tell us where she's been C (x32010@1) GWe (320003@1)don't want our neighbors talkin' 'bout our kin G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Slap her down again, paw slap her down again Take that (slap) and that, (slap) and that, (slap, slap)
